. History of the Underground railroad as it was conducted by the Anti-slavery league; including many thrilling encounters between those aiding the slaves to escape and those trying to recapture them . ent awayfor the river. When he got there he found thatby the light in the skiff that they were near thesouthern shore. He used the signal and was soonanswered and a skiff was heard grating on thegravel just below where they stood. One of thefishermen came up the bank and George told himthat this negro was his aunt in disguise and themother of John and Jane. The fisherman told themother that her c
. History of the Underground railroad as it was conducted by the Anti-slavery league; including many thrilling encounters between those aiding the slaves to escape and those trying to recapture them . ent awayfor the river. When he got there he found thatby the light in the skiff that they were near thesouthern shore. He used the signal and was soonanswered and a skiff was heard grating on thegravel just below where they stood. One of thefishermen came up the bank and George told himthat this negro was his aunt in disguise and themother of John and Jane. The fisherman told themother that her children were still there and sheshould go to them and that the next night theywould be sent north. George was soon on theroad for home where he arrived about got the horse back in the barn without a mis-hap and was soon asleep. George was up earlyand had his team fed and groomed and was readyfor the trip to Henderson with a load of he got near his aunts little house, he sawthat the front door was down and the little fencein front was all broken down. Coming to the build-ing he saw his aunts big dog lying dead and therewas evidence of a terrible scuffle. There was a 144. Dr. ANDREW LEWIS. A Member of the Executive Committee of the Anti-SlaveryLeague. GEORGE STURGES coat sleeve and half of the breast of a coat allcovered with blood also a large piece of a shirt,with blood all over it. ¥/hen George got to thetobacco house he learned that Mr. Jerry and a manhe had hired to help him, had gone to his auntshouse and found the door locked. They got aheavy piece of timber and broke the hinges andthe door fell down. The big dog first caughtJerry by the left breast and tore out a large pieceof flesh to the bone. The next grab he made wasfor the face and tore nearly all of one cheek andone ear off. The dog would have killed his vic-tim if some men passing had not helped him. Theykilled the dog with a heavy bludgeon. This bullyhad acted so domineering that there we
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